Controlling pea starch gelatinization behavior and rheological properties by modulating granule structure change with pea protein isolate by Jiwei Kuang, Wengang Zhang, Xijuan Yang, Ping Ma

“…Furthermore, the presence of PPI reduced the storage moduli of the starch paste, enhanced shear thinning behavior, and hindered starch molecular chain aggregation. …”
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Two Different Upper Tract Urological Malignancies on Either Side by W. S. L. De Silva, S. R. De Almeida, G. D. B. J. Karunarathne, A. A. S. Samarathunga, K. M. C. S. Gannoruwa, J. A. S. B. Jayasundara

“…The right ureteric tumour measured 32×22 mm resulting in moderate hydronephrosis and cortical thinning of the right kidney, and the left renal mass measured 43×38 mm involving the lower pole. …”
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Improvement of Mouth Functional Disability in Systemic Sclerosis Patients over One Year in a Trial of Fat Transplantation versus Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells by Maria Giuseppina Onesti, Paolo Fioramonti, Sara Carella, Pasquale Fino, Cinzia Marchese, Nicolò Scuderi

“…Face and mouth changes include telangiectasia, sicca syndrome, and thinning and reduction of mouth width (microcheilia) and opening (microstomia). …”
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Three Cases of Organized Hematoma of the Maxillary Sinus: Clinical Features and Immunohistological Studies for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Fa... by Shoichiro Imayoshi, Takeharu Kanazawa, Noriyoshi Fukushima, Hisashi Kikuchi, Masayo Hasegawa, Takafumi Nagatomo, Hiroshi Nishino

“…Organized hematoma (OH) is a rare, nonneoplastic, hemorrhagic lesion causing mucosal swelling and bone thinning, mainly in the maxillary sinus. We aimed to clarify the clinical presentation and treatment of OH. …”
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Application of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Pediatric Ophthalmology by Ricardo Salles Cauduro, Caroline do Amaral Ferraz, Maira Saad Ávila Morales, Patricia Novita Garcia, Yara Cristina Lopes, Paulo Henrique Souza, Norma Allemann

“…The most common OCT findings were corneal hyperreflectivity and thickening (n=15), shallow anterior chamber with iris-lens diaphragm anterior displacement (n=4), atypical corneal curvature (n=4), corneal thinning (n=4), peripheral synechiae with angle closure (n=3), increased anterior chamber depth (n=2), and proximal portion of glaucoma drainage tube (n=2). …”
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IFN Regulatory Factor 1 Mediates Macrophage Pyroptosis Induced by Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Min Guo, Rui Yan, Hongmei Yao, Liqin Duan, Meng Sun, Zheng Xue, Yongping Jia

“…Evidence has revealed that macrophage pyroptosis in lesion contributes to the formation of the necrotic core and thinning of the fibrous cap, which plays crucial roles in the onset of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). …”
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Rheological Properties of Cement Pastes with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Gintautas Skripkiunas, Ekaterina Karpova, Irmantas Barauskas, Joana Bendoraitiene, Grigory Yakovlev

“…The cement pastes with and without MWCNT dispersion revealed the shear-thinning behavior during 120 min after mixing. The modification of cement pastes by PCE with and without MWCNT dispersion showed the shear-thickening behavior which remains during 120 min after mixing.…”
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Analysis of macular retinal thickness in polyarteritis nodosa using spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Che-Ning Yang, Chia-Ping Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh

“…Visual acuity and the whole macular thickness showed no statistical difference. The RNFL was thinned by 1.22 μm per year of disease progression (95% confidence interval: 0.12, 2.32, p = 0.042). …”
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Evaluation of Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer after Dexamethasone Implantation (Ozurdex) in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions by Muhammed Nurullah Bulut, Yusuf Özertürk, Ümit Çallı, Güzide Akçay, Ulviye Kıvrak, Kezban Bulut

“…However, IOP elevations occurred within the first month after the injection and the average and inferior quadrant RNFL thinning was found six months after the injection. …”
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Characterization and Machine Learning-Driven Property Prediction of a Novel Hybrid Hydrogel Bioink Considering Extrusion-Based 3D Bioprinting by Rokeya Sarah, Kory Schimmelpfennig, Riley Rohauer, Christopher L. Lewis, Shah M. Limon, Ahasan Habib

“…Most bioinks use shear-thinning. While a few component-based efforts have been reported to predict the viscosity of bioinks, the impact of shear rate has been vastly ignored. …”
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Correlation Analysis between Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Peripapillary Vessel Density and Influencing Factors of Peripapillary Vessel Density in Preclinical Diabetic Retinopath... by Donghui Li, Qichang Wang

“…Preclinical DR presented optic disc microcirculation changes. Temporal RNFL thinning is an early sign of retinal neurodegeneration and is associated with temporal peripapillary vessel density reduction. …”
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Case Series of Brittle Cornea Syndrome by Taher Eleiwa, Mariam Raheem, Nimesh A. Patel, Audina M. Berrocal, Alana Grajewski, Mohamed Abou Shousha

“…Three cases presented with bluish sclera and extremely thin cornea. Genetic workup was performed and confirmed the diagnosis of Brittle Cornea Syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by corneal thinning and blue sclera. …”
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Reconstruction of radiation-induced damage in patients with facial hemangiomas using free anterolateral thigh flap by Trần Thiết Sơn, Phan Tuấn Nghĩa, Nguyễn Hữu Trọng, Phạm Thị Việt Dung, Tạ Thị Hồng Thuý, Christopher Runyan

“…Materials and methods: Six patients underwent facial lesion reconstruction using different ALT flaps, including volume augmentation, fascial, and thinning flaps. Results: The largest flap used was 20 × 8 cm2 and the smallest flap was 11 × 6 cm2. …”
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Influence of Degree of Dispersion of Noncovalent Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets on Rheological Behaviour of Aqueous Drilling Fluids by Arif Ibrahim, Syahrir Ridha, Asna Amer, Radzi Shahari, Tarek Ganat

“…At high shear rates, however, greater dispersion of GNP shows higher thinning properties while fluid with a low dispersion of GNP exhibited linear behaviour to thickening properties.…”
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Multi-scale structural evolution during simulated gelatinization process of sweet potato starch by heat-moisture treatment by Sijie Zhang, Weiguo Wu, Jihe Zhu, Junling Wu, Zengpeng Gan, Houqin Deng, Yu Zhang, Luyan Liao

“…It was found that SPS exhibited the characteristics of pseudoplastic fluids, characterized by shear thinning and thixotropy, belonged to the C-type starch crystal. …”
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Normative Values of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in a Middle Eastern Population by Mouna M. Al-Sa’ad, Amjad T. Shatarat, Justin Z. Amarin, Darwish H. Badran

“…The relationship between aging and pRNFL thinning is independent of diabetes mellitus type 2 and systemic hypertension. …”
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Case Report: The first Korean familial case of BCAP31-related deafness, dystonia, and cerebral hypomyelination by Yoong-A Suh, Jisun Hwang, Go Hun Seo, Rin Khang, Jang Hoon Lee, Moon Sung Park, Young Bae Sohn

“…A brain MRI revealed white matter atrophy, thinning of the corpus callosum, and delayed myelination. …”
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Classification and prognostic evaluation of ameloblastoma using multiplanar CT imaging: a retrospective analysis by Jo-Eun Kim, Jun-Bum Cho, Won-Jin Yi, Min-Suk Heo, Sam-Sun Lee, Kyung-Hoe Huh

“…The analysis encompassed imaging features including locularity, expansion, thinning, cortical perforation, and root resorption. …”
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Effect of Four Grape Varieties on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Unripe Grape Verjuice by Najiba Salah Eddine, Sami Tlais, Ali Alkhatib, Rasha Hamdan

“…The significance of verjuice as food product includes but not limited to its richness in antioxidant compounds, its usage as an alternative to lemon and vinegar, and also its production which can reduce the losses of lower quality grapes and waste from grape thinning. In this study, a survey for the common Lebanese traditional preparation methods for verjuice was done and physicochemical properties of four Lebanese verjuice varieties Tfayfihi, Baytamoni, Black, and Obeideh along with their sensory evaluation by consumers were studied. …”
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Bi-polymeric structured system (xanthan gum-carboxymethyl cellulose) for developing instant powder with the ability to suspend flixweed seeds in beverages: Effect of pH and sweeten... by Sara Naji-Tabasi, Bahareh Emadzadeh, Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, Saeedeh Shahbazizadeh, Zahra Damavandi

“…The suspending environment had shear thinning behavior. The viscosity and yield stress of the samples increased by increasing xanthan concentration. pH of the environment had no significant effect on the rheological properties of the solutions (P > 0.05). …”
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